Faces Page #9

Synopsis: Richard Forst has grown old. One night, he leaves his wife for Jeannie Rapp, a young woman who does not like friendship. Meanwhile, Richard's wife, Maria, is seduced by Chet, a kind young man from Detroit... A film about the meaningless of life for a certain kind of wealthy middle-aged people.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Cassavetes
Production: Criterion Collection
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
R
Year:
1968
130 min
1,473 Views


Oh, Chettie, you know,

I just love to dance, don't you?

I love ya, Flo.

I just love ya.

Oh, you know, I could

I could just dance

dance all night with you.

- Oh. You know it?

- I know you could.

[Sighs]

## [Chet Humming]

[Florence Chuckles]

## [Humming Continues]

[Chuckles]

Oh, that's so wonderful.

You're wonderful.

Chettie...

would you kiss me?

Florence. Florence.

Mmm.

Chettie...

will you drive me home?

Sure.

Sure. I'll drive you home.

Chettie! Chettie!

You said you'd drive me home.

I will. I will.

Maria, he is driving me home.

- Florence, you haven't got a car.

- Let me have your car.

- I will drive you home.

- I will return it tomorrow.

All right.

Let me get the keys.

I'll drive.

[Screams, Laughs]

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

[Mumbling]

You son of a

- [Maria Yelps] No, no.

- Yes, yes, yes.

- No, no, no, no, no.

- Yes, yes.

[No Audible Dialogue]

Let me change.

Okay.

# If I find my love

will I be a louse #

#Who cares, man

I'm gonna do it anyway #

#Just the way

I got to do it today #

# Turn around

and we'll all play #

#Pull down the spread

Pull down the covers #

# Gonna get in

and have another's #

#Lovers'little bed

and gonna have fun #

# Undress, baby

and we'll be one #

#Take down your pants

Take down your drawers #

# Gonna show your daddy

what his balls are for #

[Mumbles]

# Come on, honey

Take off my socks ##

[Chuckles Nervously]

It's the lights.

I don't like lights.

Aaah!

[Laughing]

[Jeannie Speaks, Indistinct]

Yeah, well, I'm all wet.

[Laughing]

You know you have

a beautiful body?

Yeah, well

I I've been told that, yes.

[Laughing]

[Moaning]

I have been seduced.

[Chuckling]

- Is it a nice feeling?

- I am not tired, if that's what you mean.

Eat your eggs.

What does that mean?

It means that your eggs are hot,

and they're gonna get cold.

You're a lousy cook.

Thank you. I love to cook. My mom always

told me, "You wanna eat, cook.

"Otherwise you'll be skinny.

And skinny people are not like fat people.

Fat people are jolly."

- Right?

- Wrong.

Skinny people are happy...

because they're not fat.

Okay, I'll diet.

You're not fat.

- What?

- You're voluptuous.

What?

I can't hear you, Dickie.

Oh. Dishes.

Well, that's a negative attitude.

- What? Putting on my pants?

- Yeah.

- Well, I just hate getting out of bed. That's all.

- Stop apologizing. I love ya.

- Don't be so bighearted.

- What an answer.

- Well, you make lousy eggs.

- I do?

Yes, and I don't know how

anyone could make lousy eggs.

Look, in my whole life

nobody ever told me I make lousy eggs.

Yeah, but nobody was ever

honest with you before.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

- What do you want? Cigarettes?

- Oh, no, I quit.

I don't smoke either.

I never did.

- Well, don't I get any credit for that?

- No.

Did you know I steal in supermarkets?

And I don't like dogs.

- You don't like dogs?

- Hate them. Puppies even.

What do you mean you steal?

- [Raspberry]

- [Laughing]

Oh, you jerk.

Just don't ever say

you know all ofJeannie Rapp's secrets.

- You're wearing false eyelashes.

- So?

You're stupid.

So help me God, you're stupid.

I'm stupid? You can't even say a decent

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

All you do is say, "Peter Piper picked

a peck of pickled poopers."

Well, that doesn't make any sense.

I dream ofJeannie, Peter Piper...

laughing, dancing,

having a good time.

Does it begin to come back to you?

Oh, you're such a child.

I am not a child.

You're a You're a lousy dancer.

- You oughta take lessons.

- Well, I took dances.

You know, you have a tin ear too.

You can't even carry a tune.

But last night you danced

and you sang and you just let it all go...

and didn't we have a good time?

You liked making love to me, didn't you?

- Yes, I did.

- So, you see, there. That's good, isn't it?

And youyou enjoyed

my company too, didn't you?

I enjoyed your company.

And you said that you trusted me,

didn't you?

Yes, I did.

And you thought Peter Piper

was pretty important last night, didn't you?

- Didn't you?

- Yes, I did.

You see? I'm always right.

[Raspberry]

I listened to your demented

dialogue too, didn't I?

- Yes, you did.

- And I thought you were crazy, didn't I?

But I made love to you,

and I held you in my arms all night.

And if you'd been out in the street last night,

they'd have had you committed. Wouldn't they?

Right?

I suppose so.

You son of a gun.

How come you hate me now?

Jeannie...

do me a favor?

Don't be silly anymore.

Just be yourself.

But I am myself.

Who else would I be?

I'm serious.

Definition of"serious."

Blah, blah, blah, blah.

[Sighs]

Let me get this garbage out of here.

# I dream ofJeannie

with the light brown hair #

# Borne like a vapor

on the summer air #

# I see her tripping

where the light something grows #

# I dream ofJeannie

with the light brown hair #

# Borne like a Ah #

# On the summer air #

# I see her tripping #

#Where the light something grows #

# Happy as a ##

Jeannie.

Jeannie?

[Chuckling]

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Now, if Peter Piper picked

a peck of pickled peppers...

where is the peck of

pickled peppers Peter picked?

Peter Piper picked a peck

of pickled peppers.

If Peter Piper picked

a peck of pickled peppers...

where's the peck of

pickled peppers Peter picked?

Huh?

[Laughing]

Peter Piper picked a peck

of pickled peppers.

Now, if Peter Piper picked

a peck of pickled peppers...

where is the peck of

pickled peppers Peter picked?

- Peter Piper picked a peck

- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

[Laughing]

Operator, I want

the emergency rescue squad.

My number?

My number is

No way.

Come on.

Come on, now,

drink this, damn it!

Goddamn b*tch.

Drink this.

Please walk.

[Chet Panting]

Walk.

Maria, walk, please.

Walk. Come on.

[Chet Panting]

[Toilet Seat Clatters]

[Coughing]

[Maria Whimpers]

Come on, now.

Don't go back out.

[Chet Panting]

No. You gotta stay awake. Please.

I don't want you to die.

Please, lady.

You gotta stay awake.

You gotta stay awake.

- You gotta stay awake.

- [Whimpers]

[Slapping]

[Groans]

Hey. Come on.

Come on.

Come on, now!

Goddamn it!

Now, come on!

[Chet Laughing]

That's it!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Ooh, you gonna cry? Oh!

Come on.

Come on.

I didn't want to hit you,

but don't go to sleep on me.

Oh! Come on, now. Cry.

That's it. That's life, honey.

Tears Tears are happiness, man.

Just do it.

Come on, now. Ohh.

[Kisses]

You silly nut.

Do you want some coffee?

Can I trust ya? Huh? Huh?

Okay. Wait a minute.

I don't trust ya anyway. I don't.

- Ah! You little sneaky, you.

- [Pills Rattling]

I'm gonna get you some coffee.

[Panting]

[Grunts]

[Grunts]

[Coughing]

I'm cold.

I like you.

I caused you a lot of pain

and a lot of grief...

and I almost killed ya.

And I prayed, man. Oh, G

I prayed to God.

I said, "God, please, dear God,

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John Cassavetes

John Nicholas Cassavetes (; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Cassavetes was a pioneer of American independent film, writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he partially self-financed, and pioneered the use of improvisation and a cinéma vérité style. He also acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). He studied acting with Don Richardson, utilizing an alternative technique to method acting which privileged character over traditional narrative. His income from acting made it possible for him to direct his own films independently.Cassavetes was nominated for three separate Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for The Dirty Dozen (1967), Best Original Screenplay for Faces (1968) and Best Director for A Woman Under the Influence (1974). His children Nick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes, and Xan Cassavetes are also filmmakers. more…

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